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Mendocino County's registrar refused a Justice Department demand to set aside the ballots of 23 voters it calls "likely" noncitizens and to hand over their records, saying state and federal law forbid it.
Dayniece Shillings, 30, was arrested Saturday, and accused of taking merchandise from Dollar Tree. Lewis Dishman, 44, was arrested for threatening to shoot a sergeant.
Deputies responded to a report of an assault with a firearm and arrested Tyler Vann, 27, on suspicion of shooting another man in the leg.
A Fort Bragg City Council candidate and former police chief answers questions about the use of the voter roll at the center of an election-season dispute.
The California FAIR Plan is raising fire insurance premiums in Mendocino — about 22% countywide and 25% on the coast. Homeowners who cleared brush and trimmed limbs still saw their bills climb.
Adrian Jimenez, 40, was riding a 2019 Harley-Davidson when the collision happened at about 8:23 p.m. on Oct. 25 on southbound 101 near the State Route 253 on-ramp.
A Facebook page portrayed a local family's two homes as voter fraud, MendoLocal checked the records. We found no evidence of wrongdoing by the couple and plenty of questions for the anonyous accuser.
"She has left us broken, divided and in poor financial shape by her leadership. That condition continues to this day."
A motorcycle crash closed southbound Highway 101 just north of the Highway 253 on-ramp south of Ukiah on Sunday night. The CHP incident log lists it as a fatality; the agency has not released the name of the person who died.
